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By Kim Chandler Associated Press TROY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Cleveland “Cleve” Eaton, the Hall of Fame jazz legend from Fairfield (Ala.), died on Sunday morning. He was 80. “He was...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Cleveland “Cleve” Eaton, the Hall of Fame jazz legend from Fairfield (Ala.), died on Sunday morning. He was 80. “He was...

By KIM CHANDLER AP NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting...

Compiled By Erica Wright Kenneth Boswell, director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, is chair of the Alabama Counts 2020 committee. He...

By Yvonne Taunton UAB News In the wake of the global pandemic, COVID-19, which is affecting every state, Alabama is facing a unique challenge in getting its...

By Linda Coleman-Madison This is an opinion column “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” -- Abraham Lincoln I have been distressed to see the Alabama Democratic...

The Birmingham Times On Saturday, November 2 Representative Chris England, of Tuscaloosa, was elected Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, becoming the first African-American to...

Times staff report Representative Chris England, of Tuscaloosa, was elected Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party on Saturday, becoming the first African-American to hold the...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Students who have attended Birmingham City Schools are eligible for a free in-state tuition program through the Birmingham Promise Program,...